This is a political choice by the Irish Government to directly inflict economic hardship on a sector of its own economy, and all of the people who rely on that sector of the economy for their income.
Leo Varadkar was right about this one – it was political theatre, not real opposition.
Years later …
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The original test act, just like this modern one, had a simple animating origin: Fear.
An inspiration to millions of others in the totalitarian states
Triangle of Rage
She said nothing wrong
“Thousands of people have entered the rental market”
By eschewing debate and, indeed, democracy itself, Una is effectively arguing that the opinions of the little people should not matter.
We live in a country now where you can sexually assault an eleven year old girl and get a suspended sentence.